Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll retained by Aston Martin for the Formula 1 2022 season

(Motorsport news) Formula 1 team Aston Martin have announced an unchanged driver lineup for the 2022 season with both Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll retaining their places on the grid. Formerly known as Racing Point, Aston Martin returned to F1 this year and are currently placed seventh in the Constructors Championship.

Sebastian Vettel has guided Aston Martin to their best result so far, finishing second at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The four time World Champion left Ferrari last season to join the British team. Following his contract extension, Vettel said in an interview,  “I am really looking forward to racing the new generation of Formula One cars. Their look is very different and the new technical regulations should give us cars that can race much more closely than recently.

“More exciting racing will be great for the drivers as well as for the fans. The changes are so big that every team will be starting from a new beginning,  so it will be a great opportunity for us at Aston Martin. I believe in the strength of our new growing team, so I am already looking forward to 2022.”

Lance Stroll added “Next season I will be embarking on my sixth year in Formula 1, alongside my team mate Sebastian… and I greatly look forward to continuing the journey with him next year. We have not achieved what we set out to do this year, but that has only amplified our hunger and drive for success next season.”

Speaking of his driver line-up for 2022, Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer said: “Lance is one of the most gifted drivers in modern Formula 1, and to that raw talent he is now adding serious racecraft.

“A four-time world champion, having driven 271 Grands Prix, of which he has won 53, Sebastian is also a massive asset to our team, and next year we expect both of them to race well in what will be a very different formula from the current one.

“We never under-estimate our opposition, so we do not intend to over-promise, but we know that Lance and Sebastian will get the very best from the tools we will put at their disposal.”

With Aston Martin confirming their driver line-up for next season, only one seat remains vacant at Alfa Romeo with the occupant set to team up with Valtteri Bottas. Haas are also expected to confirm their driver line-up, with Mick Schumacher expected to retain his place in the American team.

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